Historic talks may ease tension on nukes

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President Hassan Rouhani

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President Obama’s last-minute phone call yesterday with Iran’s new president — the first leader-to-leader contact since 1979 — is a startling shift that experts said could finally ease fears Tehran is trying to arm itself with a nuclear weapon.

The chat came as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was leaving New York after addressing the United Nations this week.

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